Sorry Ryan for taking this thread off topic.
That being said…
Oh really? Please educate me and please tell me where I offered incorrect information. I didn’t disagree with your post, I just added to it. ~4300k is the most natural light. If you go 55w kit, you can get away with 6000k as the 55w washes out the 6000k making it closer to 5000k.
Regardless…
The higher you go in K (or lower), the less usable light you get. 6000k is fine, anything over that and you really start to see the difference.
#'s further from ~4300k = Less Lumens = Less useable light
You can pick the panties out of your crack now. No need to get them all in a bunch.
Pretty good link: http://www.automotivelightstore.com/hidfaq.aspx
Notice the following quote (which I have seen on many sites and in many articles). I used to believe the same thing until I educated myself.
[B]Common HID Misconceptions:
Higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets- Not True, the Kelvin Scale measures color not brightness. The brightness is actually inversely proportional to the light output. 4500K HID is technically the brightest and the further you increase or decrease from 4500K the lumens (visible light) will slightly decrease.[/B]